Surface Pen for Surface Pro 4 (Charcoal)

When I bought this pen, I didn't realize it came with an extra set of tips. That's a $10 purchase when bought separately. This was a good deal.I like the feel of the Surface Pen. It has a good weight. The computer and pen pair through Bluetooth. The pen requires one AAAA battery (included). The LED that blinks white when pairing the pen is supposed to turn red when the battery is low. I've only been using it for a few months. The original battery is still working.I'm using it on a Surface Pro 4 and it works well when the SP4 works. There seem to be some glitches with the SP4 and input. From time to time, input from the pen won't work and I have to touch with my finger. Sometimes touch doesn't work at all and only the keyboard or touch pad/mouse will work. These are issues with the Surface Pro 4 and not the fault of the pen.Sensitivity is adjustable.The top button will wake up Cortana if pressed and held. A single click opens OneNote and a double click with take a screen shot and paste it into OneNote. I've found more utility in OneNote since getting the pen. When the top button is rubbed on the screen, it acts as an eraser (and doesn't leave any rubber crumbs on the screen).I'm still trying to get the hang of the button on the side of the pen. It sometimes works as a right-click, but not always or I'm just not doing it right yet.The different tips are the most fun for drawing. The standard tip just draws an ordinary line, but the different tips are pressure sensitive and great for drawing. The little tip holder will grip and pull out the installed tip making it easy to exchange tips.The pen attaches to the side of the Surface Pro 4 using a fairly strong magnet. I wouldn't trust the magnet to hold it if carrying around the computer without a sleeve or case. It comes off too easily, but it is plenty strong to keep it available without getting lost on a desk.I thought this would be similar to a stylus, but it is much more.

Quality great. Works well.

I lost my original Surface Pen when it detached from my Surface Pro 4 at airport security. We were flying home from a marketing meeting in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and a fellow staff member volunteered to carry that bag for me, as I was carrying my wife's bag. When he pulled the Surface Pro 4 out of the bag, the stylus detached and disappeared, which I didn't discover until later. I took the stylus from my Surface Studio office computer to replace it, and later ordered this one for my Surface Studio.I have used many pens or styli on various PCs and tablets over the years, and I rate this one better than most. Definitely one of the best implementations of a stylus I've had the pleasure of using. I have the iPad Pro with the Apple Pencil, and while the iPad Pro is a killer tablet, I don't particularly care for the Apple Pencil. The Pencil is a capable device, arguably more so than the Surface Pen, but I find it incredibly awkward to hold, as it's too thin, too long, and too slippery. In addition, I find the Pencil's tip glides too easily. It feels as though it could benefit from a tiny bit of resistance to make it feel more natural. But I digress.The Surface Pen has just the right amount of resistance, and it comes with several interchangeable tips, so you can customize the feel of the Pen on screen. The pen has enough weight that it feels good, without feeling too heavy. It is thick enough that I can hold it comfortably, and I appreciate that it's magnetized so it grabs the edge of the computer. There are 1024 levels of pressure, which I think should be more than adequate for most anyone, save the most demanding of artists. It has an eraser function with a click switch, which can be programmed to call up most any function or application you desire (I think it's programmed to start One Note by default, but you can change that easily in Settings), and it also has a side click switch, typically used for "right click" functions. Battery life is excellent, too. I typically get close to a year before needing to change the battery with a readily available AAAA.

Very good, with extra tips and better price than purchasing it from the local electronics store.No problem synching it up with the Surface Pro 4. very happy.

La utilizo en la Surface pro 3 y es mucho mejor que la que trae incluida aparte de que viene con unas puntillas extra para cuando se desgaste la que trae.Es una compra obligada para cualquiera que tenga alguna Surface (Es compatible con la mayoría, no solo con la 4 como dice el titulo)

100% original Microsoft surface pen

Perfect adapted with surface pro4. I use this pen to take notes and it is really good.

I own an HP Spectre x360, which is a tablet laptop that uses (luckily for me) the same stylus tech as the Microsoft Surface tablets/computers. The stylus that the Spectre came with was just short of awful, and although I was reluctant to spend extra money on something I technically already have, I was really happy I did. The Microsoft Surface Pen came with a set of additional nibs with different feels to them. They're meant to simulate different pencil leads (i.e. were named "HB", "B", "2H", etc), which doesn't really work when you're doing plastic or rubber on glass, but it was still nice. Also, it's great that there are extra nibs, and the possibility of ordering extra nibs, for when the nib you're using wears down (the HP stylus does not come with additional nibs, nor do they sell replacement nibs separately. Mine wore down and started fraying within a few weeks of use. The Microsoft nib though? Been a few months, and still holding out very strong. I'm a digital artist so it was being used A LOT).How many times did I just type "nib"?The pen has a nice weight to it, feels very solid, and just feels nice in the hand. The sturdy metal clip (the clip on the HP one broke in like a few months) was a very nice touch, since it lets me clip it to my laptop sleeve (since the Spectre does not have a magnet anywhere to stick the pen onto, unlike the Surface tablets). All in all, very happy with this, and well worth the extra money.